Supporting quality post-16 provision in schools and academies across Hertfordshire and beyond.
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Do your students understand the risks of different types of cheating in exams?
They could lose marks or their entire qualification if they look at papers online or take a smartphone into exams.
Help students towards success this summer by reminding them of these rules.
ALT Do your students understand the risks of different types of cheating in exams? Text in white apart from 'understand' in pink with a dark blue box behind it. Faded into the image is a student with papers.
ALT Looking at papers online or bringing a smartphone or wearable tech into exams could lose them marks or their entire qualification. Text in white. Smartphone or wearable tech highlighted in pink.
ALT A conversation about these rules could help save students from losing everything they have worked so hard for. Text in white apart from 'losing everything' in pink
This is a great article from our fab colleague Paul Jenkins - it's totally applicable to #Alevel mocks and PPEs too. Hear more from Paul at our Understanding Sixth Form Data webinar on 5th March bit.ly/4hEGcgS
How #teachers can use mock exams to boost #GCSE preparation. Paul Jenkins – @HFL_Education – looks at four common reasons students lose marks on exam papers & how teachers can use data from mock exams to tailor #teaching & support #exam preparation: buff.ly/3PU4307
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Robert Barclay Academy is part of Scholars’ Education Trust. We are looking for a hardworking, ambitious and dynamic teacher to join our highly successful Maths team. We warmly welcome applications from ECT’s.
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This is the final week to apply!
Applications close on 10th January 2025🌟
Calling all TAs, LSAs, & Specialist Support Assistants. Our Level 3 TA Apprenticeship is your pathway to professional growth and a meaningful impact in education. Fully funded and designed just for you! Apply now to start in January. bit.ly/41rfNOB
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If you’re an undergraduate student of Black heritage who is considering their university options this new year, see details of our scholarship support made possible by Durham alumnus @theJeremyVine.
Details: 👉durham.ac.uk/departments/aca…
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We’re supporting our post-16 learners by:
✅ Retaining 157 technical qualifications, previously set for defunding.
✅ Evidence-led reform ensuring quality, certainty, and opportunity for students while supporting economic growth.
Find out more 👇
gov.uk/government/news/cours…
ALT 157 technical qualifications including social care and engineering to be retained.
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Wishing the best of luck to everyone interviewing for a place at Oxford over the next two weeks!
Applicants can watch demonstration interviews and read sample questions for their subject to help them prepare.
#ApplyingToOxford #edutwitter
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This afternoon, we're unpacking how to break down barriers in #Post16✨
Suki from @HFL_Education takes us through ways to overcome the effects of material deprivation by securing funding for underserved students.
#PiXLNationalConference
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Do you know a student who finds creative writing tricky? Or persuasive writing perhaps? We can help you!✍️
Our AQA GCSE English Language writing masterclasses focus on improving GCSE creative and persuasive writing skills, and they start next week! Don’t miss the opportunity to book tickets: hfl.mobi/GCSE_ENGLANGSM24
#GCSEEnglish #persuasivewriting #creativewriting
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Still working on your Oxford application? You can find great advice on writing your personal statement from @ucas_online and at our website ox.ac.uk/apply
#ApplyingToOxford #UCAS
It's Personal Statement Week!✍️ We'll be sharing exactly what universities look for, alongside tips and advice to help you craft the perfect personal statement. Sign up for our TikTok Live with @CaiusCollege, Cambridge to get your questions answered: bit.ly/3APZRKL
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We are delighted to have won a @TeacherTapp High Riser Award in the September Brand Tracker!
Each month Teacher Tapp polls over 10,000 teachers on their awareness, usage and recommendation of 30 education brands. We're thrilled to have had the highest increase in recommendation score!
#TeacherTapp
We are so proud of this resource - would love to have some feedback if you've used it.
We are delighted that our Twin-Track Apprenticeship Toolkit was featured in the Post-16 News for the Association of School and College Leaders @ASCL_UK!
Designed to support post-16 students to apply simultaneously for both an apprenticeship and a degree, this toolkit provides the information schools and settings need to help students to research, apply for and secure apprenticeships.
Find out more about the toolkit here: hfl.mobi/TTAppToolkitSocials
#Apprenticeships #University #Post16
@HfL_Post16
These are perfectly timed for Post-16 students who are resitting their English GCSE in November.
Interested in our GCSE English Language writing masterclasses but can’t attend the online sessions? You can still access a time-limited recording after the live session!💻
Find out more: hfl.mobi/GCSE_ENGLANGSM24
#GCSEEnglish #persuasivewriting #creativewriting
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🔇 'Being always on leads to teachers being on edge, and it’s time we got serious about resolving that'
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Following the Southport attack at the end of July and the subsequent violence, the DfE have published the following blog to provide schools and colleges with some advice: educateagainsthate.com/blog/…
Our Wellbeing team have summarised this information to create a free, downloadable resource which outlines useful sources of information to help schools and settings navigate the situation. Find out more and download the resource here: hfl.mobi/SupportAfterRiotsNe…
@HfLWellbeing @Headteacherchat
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Check out this infographic to see the average number of A levels taken by 18-year-olds, from 2019 to 2024, in England.
Find out more about this year’s A level results: ⬇️
gov.uk/government/news/guide…
#ResultsDay2024
@educationgovuk
ALT Table with Number of A levels taken by 18-year-olds in England. Representing 1 to 5 A levels, number of students and percentage. On the right is the average number of A levels taken by 18-year-olds, from 2019 to 2024 in England from 2019 to 2024 in yellow blocks in a row.
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Feeling inspired on #ALevelResults Day? You can be part of our journey and help under-resourced young people achieve their dreams by donating to our programme.
Your support will help our young people find bright futures. Please donate today 👇
theaccessproject.org.uk/dona…
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Figures today from @ucas_online have shown more socio-economically disadvantaged students have secured a place at university and college, with numbers up 7% compared to last year. Great to see step in the right direction for education equality 👏 ow.ly/CePL50SYhSi
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This Thursday is results day for A Levels and Level 3 vocational and technical qualifications.
Check out our latest blog for information on marking, grading and results this summer: ⬇️
ofqual.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/1…
#ResultsDay2024 @educationgovuk @thestudentroom
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